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Meaning of estancar | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2
[estaŋˈkaɾ]

Definitions

  1. to staunch (to stop the loss of blood)
    transitive
  2. to detain, staunch, or hold back the flow of water

Equivalents

Deutsch blockieren festsitzen feststecken Stillen stoppen
English bog down Stanch
Español empantanar empantanarse estancar estancarse
Suomi helpottaa tyrehdyttää tyrehtyä
Français étancher s'enliser
Gaeilge coisc
Galego estiñar
Italiano arenarsi impaludarsi impantanarsi
Nederlands stelpen
Polski blokować grzęznąć stanąć stawać tkwić ugrzęznąć utknąć utkwić utykać zablokować zaklinować zatamować zatrzymać zatrzymywać
Português atolar empacar estancar
Русский застревать остана́вливать кровотече́ние увяза́ть
Svenska hejda stämma stoppa
Українська загрузнути

Examples

“estas meezjnas para estanqar o sange non as deuen a amouer da chaga ataa o terçeiro dia”

these medicines used to staunch the blood must not be removed from the wound till the third day

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

estancara estancarades estancárais estancaram estancáramos estancaran

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